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C. F. PINE POLE Filed July 8, 1912'? INVENTOR 61 I. Pin

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Patented Aug. 7, 1928.

warren eras intuit? arnr CHARLES F. PINE, OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA.

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Application filed July 8, 1927. Serial No. 204,359.

had which will resistthe wear and strain of a fence or telegraph lines.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a post or telegraph pole which will readily ground electric currents and afiord a protection to linemen when making repairs or when employed as a fence post will act as a ground protection to cattle during thunderstorms.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a telegraph pole of such knock down construction that the parts may be shipped in compactbundles and readily assembled with a minimum of effort where the poles are to be erected.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a metal pole or post which may be employed as a base in the reclamation of wooden telegraph poles which have rotted below the ground line. i

This invention will be best understood 7 from a consideration of the following detailed description, in View of the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification; nevertheless it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure,v being, susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a metal fence post constructed according to the principles of my invention,

Figure 2 is a'view in perspective of a telegraph pole evolved from a modification of the fence post shown in Fig. 1,

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Figure 4 is a View in perspective of a reclaimed telegraph pole in accordance with the principles of my invention, and

Figure 5 is a horizontal section of the modified form shown in Fig. 4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 10 designates awwire fence supported lay improved post 11 which is'formed of metal and stamped from a sing e sheet.

between and with The post has a base 12 horizontally disposed from which rises a standard 13 at a right angle to said base. The standard tapers'from the lower or base portion 14: to the extreme upper end 15.

Flanges 16 are bent inwardly from the side cdges'of the standard to reinforce the post and are inclined towards each other from the inturned flanges 17. The last mentioned flanges are integrally formed the lower ends of the and the side edges of or footing 12 and are contact with said base lateral flanges 16 the base member pressed into close member.

Along a medial line of the standard a rib 1.8 is pressed or stamped to facilitate the application of a wire netting or fence to said posts. The rib is perforated to re ceive bolts or staples 19 which secure the strands of the netting to the posts;

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 2, a telegraph pole is evolved from the simplified form of post shown in F ig. 1. This pole consists of a pair of posts 20 and 21 bolted together at 22 with the standards 23 in flat enga ement; The standards rise from oppositely disposed base members and 25 arranged in the same horizontal plane.

The post 20 is reinforced by lateral flanges 26 which are tapered throughout their length and are progressively inclined inwardly from the lower ends thereof to the extreme upper ends, the inclination conforming to the tapering of the standard 23 of post 20. p

The lower ends of the lateral flanges are continued at 27 in flat contact with the base member 24 and merge as an integral construction into said base member. The flanges 26 and standard 23 cooperate to form a channel member for a purpose which will be presently explained.

The post 21 is identical in construction with post 20 and has the lateral flanges 3O cooperating with the standard to providea channel member with the lateral flanges tapering from the base member 25 to the upper ends and inclined towards each other progressively from the lower to the upper extreme ends. The flanges are continued in contact at 31 with the base member and merge into the base member as an integral formation with the base.

The posts are increased in height to prostandards 23 videa pole formation by apair of bars 32 and 33 which are spaced from each other by blades 34 and secured together by bolts 35 passing through the base and blocks. The lower end of the base or bar '32 is received within the upper end of the channel of the post 20 while the lower end of beam 33 is received within the upper end of the channel of post 21. Bolts 86 passing through alined passages in the beams and of the posts secure the beams to the posts.

Transverse bars 37 and 38 are respectively set in notches 39 and .1.0 in the beams and are secured in any approved manner to said beams. To these bars are adapted to be secured the insulating supports for the telegraph wires.

It is possible by my improved post construction to reclaim telegraph poles which have become useless by the rotting away of that portion of the pole which is located below the ground line. A pair of the similarly constructed metal posts 20 and 21 are placed in contact with the base members 41 and 42 in horizontal alinement. A. slot 43 is formed longitudinally through the lower end of the pole and the contacting 43 and aid in retaining the pole and posts in a fixed relation to each other.

The posts are stamped from a single sheet of metal and may be fitted into each other to provide a compact bundle for shipping.

In the construction of the telegraph pole shown in Fig. 2, the parts maybe associated.

constructed according to the principle of my invention it'will be noted that e great saving in labor and material will be had,

particularly in view of my method of setting.

the poles on the, ground or on a concrete base of hunted depth. The footings of the poles or posts vary advantageously to provide for a rapid positioning-of the poles or posts and at a minimum cost.

A device of the character described comprising a standard tapering from one end to'the opposite end, tapering flanges projecting laterally from the edge of the standards and formed integrally therewith, a base member formed integrally with thetapering standard and located at substantially right angles to the said standard, said flanges havp-ortions disposed inflat contact with the base member and merging into and inte-. grally connected with portions of the base member, said flanges, standard and base member being formed of a single sheet of metal, the portions of the flanges where connected to the base providing. a reinforcing means between the base member, the standard and the flanges.

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